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Sociolinguistics from the Periphery "presents a fascinating book about change: shifting political, economic and cultural conditions; ephemeral, sometimes even seasonal, multilingualism; and altered imaginaries for minority and indigenous languages and their users."

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"Teaching World Languages for Social Justice: A Sourcebook of Principlesand Practices" offers principles based on theory, and innovative concepts,approaches, and practices illustrated through concrete examples, forpromoting social justice and developing a critical praxis in foreignlanguage classrooms in the U.S. and in wider world language communities.For educators seeking to translate these ideals into classroom practice inan environment dominated by the current standards movement andaccountability measures, the critical insights on language educationoffered in this text will be widely welcomed.

The text is designed as a sourcebook for translating theory into practice.Each chapter includes the theoretical base, guidelines for practice,discussion of the relationship to existing practices in the world languageclassroom, suggestions for activity development (which can be integratedinto a professional portfolio), illustrative examples, questions forreflection, and additional suggested readings.

"Teaching World Languages for Social Justice" is a primary or supplementarytext for second and foreign language teaching methods courses and isequally appropriate for graduate courses in language education oreducational studies.